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Hays County COVID-19 Update July 21

Hays County Local Health Department today reports four (4) new COVID-related fatalities, all residents of San Marcos. Three males were in their 50s, 60s and 80s; the one woman was in her 80s. All were hospitalized at the time of their deaths.

The health department also reports 25 new lab-confirmed cases. Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said there are 57 new recoveries and one (1) new hospitalization since Monday.

 “COVID-19 is still spreading. We urge everyone to continue working on slowing the spread of the virus in Hays County,” Schneider said.

The County’s total of lab-confirmed cases is 4,004; of those, 3,044 are considered active. The number of individuals considered recovered is 939. The number of negative tests is 12,213. Schneider is awaiting results on 52 tests.

Hays County has had 84 total hospitalizations; 23 people are currently hospitalized. Some patients are in hospitals outside Hays County but are included in our numbers if they reside here. Likewise, an individual from another county who is in a local hospital would be accounted for in their county of residence.

As noted in an earlier news release, Hays County has suspended weekend reporting of new COVID-19 cases. See that release here: https://hayscountytx.com/2020/07/17/hays-county-to-suspend-weekend-covid-reporting/

A COVID-19 Fact Sheet has been added to the County website: https://hayscountytx.com/covid-19-fact-sheet/. This document provides a glossary of terms and insight into methods and results calculations.

July 21 Report

Lab Confirmed* Negative* Pending** Recovered Active Fatalities Hospitalizations Current Hospitalizations
4,004 12,213 52 939 3,044 21 85 20

*Hays Co. residents tested by TDEM are included in current case counts (positive and negative).
**Pending does not include tests conducted by TDEM where there is no result yet.

Age Range Female Male Total Fatalities
0-9 yrs. 68 52 120 0
10-19 yrs. 164 106 270 0
20-29 yrs. 877 879 1,756 0
30-39 yrs. 339 330 669 0
40-49 yrs. 243 206 449 0
50-59 yrs. 190 162 352 2
60-69 yrs. 124 91 215 2
70-79 yrs. 55 52 107 9
> 80 yrs. 35 31 66 8
Total 2,095 1,909 4,004 21

 

Area Total Cases Active Cases Recovered Fatalities
Austin 39 27 11 1
Bear Creek 1 0 1 0
Buda 512 398 113 1
Driftwood 22 20 2 0
Dripping Springs 72 60 12 0
Hays 0 0 0 0
Kyle 1,167 862 303 2
Manchaca 3 3 0 0
Maxwell 6 5 1 0
Mountain City 4 2 0 2
Niederwald 16 12 4 0
San Marcos 2,090 1,600 476 14
Uhland 9 8 1 0
Wimberley 62 46 15 1
Woodcreek 1 1 0 0
Total 4,004 3,044 939 21

 

Ethnicity Female Male Total Percentage of Cases
Hispanic 830 772 1,602 40.1%
Non-Hispanic 370 351 721 18.01%
Not Specified 895 786 1,681 42.0%
Total 2,095 1,909 4,004 100.0%

 

Race Percentage of Cases
American Indian 0.0%
Asian 0.5%
Black 2.0%
Native Hawaiian/

Pacific Islander

0.0%
White 54.4%
Not Specified/ Unknown 43.1%

*Some Hays County residents have Austin addresses. Because of HIPAA laws, additional information about patients is not allowed to be shared.

Note: the COVID-19 online Dashboard is updated once a day, Monday-Friday.

Schneider reminded residents to rely on qualified information sources for additional information such as the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control which offers information in Spanish and Chinese as well as English. The County’s COVID-19 info is here.

As with any emergency situation, www.HaysInformed.com, the countywide emergency notification blog, has a rolling list of important information regarding COVID-19. Many City websites also have information for residents.

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